Platyceps brevis (Boulenger, 1895)

Kirchhof, Sebastian, Wasonga, Victor, Mazuch, Tomáš, Spawls, Stephen & Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta, 2023, An annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Sibiloi National Park in northern Kenya based on field surveys, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 324) 17 (1 / 2), pp. 1-18 : 10

Platyceps brevis (Boulenger, 1895)

Vouchers: NMK-373S (field no. SK16 1049)

Localities: AB (house wall)

Remarks: This racer occupies dry savanna and semi-desert at elevations spanning 100–1,300 m ( Spawls et al. 2018). In the early afternoon (1400 h) of 16 November 2016, we collected a specimen of this species ( Fig. 4T ) coming out of a crevice in the wall of one of the buildings in the Alia Bay grasslands. Only limited information is known about this species and records are still sparse, leading to a fragmented currently-known distribution range ( Spawls et al. 2018).

Figures

Fig. 4. Reptile species recorded during the surveys: (A) Crocodylus niloticus; (B) Agama lionotus; (C) Agama rueppelli; (D) Holodactylus africanus; (E) Hemidactylus angulatus; (F) Hemidactylus barbierii; (G) Hemidactylus lanzai; (H) Hemidactylus ruspolii; (I) Homopholis fasciata; (J) Lygodactylus somalicus; (K) Stenodactylus sthenodactylus; (L) Heliobolus spekii; (M) Latastia longicaudata; (N) Philochortus rudolfensis; (O) Chalcides bottegi; (P) Mochlus sundevallii; (Q) Trachylepis striata; (R) Varanus albigularis; (S) Eryx colubrinus; (T) Platyceps brevis; (U) Psammophis cf. tanganicus; (V) Psammophis punctulatus; (W) Rhamphiophis rostratus; (X) Naja pallida; (Y) Bitis arietans; and (Z) Echis pyramidum.